 | Jonathan Carver - 1802 - 330 páginas
...the hand prefented him to their view, afking them at the fame time, whether they had any objection to his becoming one of their community. No objection...behind him, fo as to receive him when he fell, and the laft of the four retired to the diftance of about twelve feet from him exactly in front. This difpofition... | |
 | 1770 - 790 páginas
...young candidate was placed in the centre, and four of the chiefs took their ftations clofe to him, and exhorting him by turns not to faint under the operation...behind him fo as to receive him when he fell, and the laft of the four retired about twelve feet from him, exaftly in front. This difpoiition being compleated,... | |
 | Jonathan Carver - 1813 - 292 páginas
...took their flalions clofe to him ; after exhorting him, by turns, not to faiat under the opperaticm he was about to go through but to behave like an Indian...his arms, and caufed him to kneel; another placed himielf behind him, fo as to receive him when he fell, and the laft of ihe four retired to the diilance... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 714 páginas
...made, the young candidate was placed in the centre, and four of the chiefs took their stations close to him; after exhorting him, by turns, not to faint...go through, but to behave like an Indian and a man, caused him to kneel, another placed himself behind him so as to receive him when he fell, and the last... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 710 páginas
...made, the young candidate was placed in the centre, and four of the chiefs took their stations close to him; after exhorting him, by turns, not to faint...go through, but to behave like an Indian and a man, caused him to kneel, another placed himself behind him so as to receive him when he fell, and the last... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology - 1896 - 902 páginas
...North-America, London, 1776, p. 270 et eeq. • faint ander the operation be was about to go through, bnt to behave like an Indian and a man. two of them took hold of bis arms and caused him to kneel : another placed himself behind him so a» to receive him when he... | |
 | Walter James Hoffman - 1896 - 420 páginas
...280-288, pi. mi. * Travels through the Interior Parts of North- A morira, London, 1778, p. 270 et seq. faint under the operation he was about to go through,...Indian and a man, two of them took hold of his arms and caused him to kneel; another placed himself behind him so as to receive him when he fell, and the last... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 714 páginas
...took their stations close to him ; after exhorting him, by turns, not to faint under the operation be was about to go through, but to behave like an Indian and a man, caused him to kneel, another placed himself behind him so as to receive him when he fell, and the last... | |
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... to him ; after exhorting him, by turns, not to faint under the operation he was about to go through, but to behave like an Indian and a man, two of them took hold of his arms, and caufed him to kneel ; another placed... 